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Resources to encourage youth to build physical activity into their daily lives.
Children and teenagers are particularly vulnerable to injury. They are growing and developing, and harmful or unnecessary strain on their bodies can affect their long-term health. Researchers say ten to thirty per cent of healthy children experience back pain by the time they are teenagers.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
Canada's Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth provide the first-ever set of national guidelines designed to help children and youth improve their health through regular physical activity.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS) is in business to encourage girls and women to get out of the bleachers, off the sidelines, and onto the fields and rinks, into the pools, locker rooms and board rooms of Canada. Includes a direct link to Girls@play.
Source: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity
This family-friendly resource guide is filled with tips, information and ideas to help parents, caregivers and guardians raise healthy youth and learn about the importance of physical activity to achieve life-long health benefits. Features a progress chart, ideas for activities to do as a family plus tips for offering encouragement. Includes a ‘call to action' that outlines the new guidelines for boosting active time and reducing more sedentary time. 16 pages (double-sided) PDF format
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Exercise, according to Brennan is the best medicine. It helps control weight, reduces blood pressure, improves your mood and makes the body disease-resistant. It will also help to reduce blood pressure, total cholesterol and bad fat (LDL). Meanwhile, good fat (HDL), cardiac efficiency, bone density and strength will increase, improving your self-esteem and helping you to sleep.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
"We can change our image, we can better it for ourselves. We can get more friends, be more popular, and be "cool." What is the best way to do all of these things at once? By doing physical activity."
Source: Canadian Health Network
This magazine gives youth tips and advice on how to get started, finding activities they enjoy, activity breaks that can be done even when sitting, as well as a quiz and a crossword puzzle about physical activity facts. Also includes stories of ways other youth increased their physical activity levels. Ideal for use at home or school. 16 pages (double-sided) PDF format.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Includes a Sport Lexicon, direct links to key sporting sites, schedule of major sporting events and sport facts
Source: Canadian Heritage
Get information on your favorite sports and outdoor activities.
Source: youth.gc.ca
Information related to this topic.
Source: Canada Health Portal
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